The New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) Council has a mandate from the NZ government to provide strategic leadership to the New Zealand Search and Rescue Sector.

We help improve the overall co-ordination, cohesion, capability and leadership of search and rescue by working alongside the key organisations and individuals providing search and rescue services throughout New Zealand.

What's New?

Operational Framework for the NZSRR

The Operational Framework for the New Zealand Search and Rescue Region was first written in 2011. This has been substantially reviewed with the revised version approved by the NZSAR Council in March 2017. This is now available on our publications page or by clicking here.

NZSAR Calendar

2017 Training Calendar

The 2017 SAR Calendar for training provided by Tai Poutini Polytechnic can be accessed on this link.